Archive - Feb 2009 - Story

New Year’s Eve—it’s the night of cheap champagne, drunken resolutions, and giddy optimism. It’s the one night of the year, the last night of the year, where anything and everything can happen. It’s a night on the brink, a night of change, a night of the midnight kiss. No one wants to ring in the New Year alone.

Classic rock, in a bold and worthwhile move, relocates to the heartland with Raising Sand (2007), appropriately named Album of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards.

Sunday marks the 81st annual Academy Awards. As usual this year's list of nominees provides a handful of obvious choices along with some surprises. Slumdog Millionaire, the British underdog darling seems poised to have a big night, but nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the Oscars.

The ReaderThis surprise Best Picture nominee has been getting some flack for beating out heavy critical and audience favorites such as The Dark Knight and Wall-E, which is both deserved and not.

MilkA film should really be judged on its ability to stand on its own, regardless of context or timing.  However, it is difficult to discount the timeliness of Milk, Gus Van Sant's moving drama about the life and tragic assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to office in Calif